Training Week November 17-23, 2008

Monday - 50 min spin class - moderate/hard effort

Tuesday - 20 min lunch run - easy

Wednesday - Off

Thursday - 45 min lunch run - moderate.  Eve - polo field ride 1:30 (2 x 10 min moderate tempo)

Friday - 50 min spin class - moderate/hard

Saturday - 1:30 park ride on single speed

Sunday - lead bike for PA champs XC race - 2:30 easy/moderate riding.

Weekly Totals: 1:05 running, 7:10 riding/spinning 8:15 total.

This week it's back to Crystal Springs to race the Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, then on Sunday I think I'll try the CX race in GG Park.

Training Week November 10 - 16, 2008

Monday - 35 min lunch run
Tuesday - PM polo field ride - 1:30 with 5 x 30 sec sprint.
Wednesday - PM ride in San Mateo (8-11 PM) with bikeforums group - 3 hours with lots of hard hills
Thursday - 35 min lunch run - felt like crap
Friday - Off
Saturday - 3:30 solo ride to Stinson & back - very warm for November (80 deg)
Sunday - Off

Weekly total: 8 hrs riding, 1:10 running.

Only 45 days left to train for the San Bruno Hill Climb

Sea Otter 2009

Let me be the first to complain…

I really love the Sea Otter road and circuit courses, but the tweaking of the schedule has me wondering what they were thinking.

When I looked at the original 2009 schedule about a month ago, the 35+ 1/2/3 road race was on Thursday afternoon and the circuit race was late Friday morning. That would have been great to get in 2 races and only have to stay in a hotel Thursday night, and still have the weekend free for a couple long rides near home.

But now, they’ve added a flat crit for those who don't go uphill as well and I guess what I’d call a “rest day” on Saturday to the schedule. The crit is on Thursday, the circuit race is on Friday and the road race has been moved to 7:30 AM on Sunday, so no going home after the circuit race and coming back Sunday morning unless I want to wake up at 3:30.

Hey, why not just add a TT on Saturday and make it a 4 day 4 stage race? Nor Cal could really use a stage race with some hills.

Training Week November 3 - 9, 2008

Monday – 45 min run (6.5 miles)
Tuesday – Voting – 1 Hr 15 minutes – it was worth the wait.
Wednesday – 35 min run (5 miles)
Thursday – 1:15 easy polo field ride
Friday – Off
Saturday – 50 min run (7 miles)
Sunday – Off

Weekly total – 2:10 (18.5 miles) running. 1:15 cycling.

Only 50 days until the San Bruno Hill Climb, I better get to work!

Training Week October 27 - November 2, 2008

Monday - 35 min run.
Tuesday - 1:15 Polo field ride easy
Wednesday - 25 min run
Thursday - off
Friday - 35 min run with mile on track (5:27)
Saturday - off
Sunday - Morgan Stanley east bay training ride - Rockridge to Diablo junstion & back. About 5.5 hours riding including ride to BART & back.

Weekly Totals - 1:35 running, 6:45 cycling - 8:20 total.